2.0 Rituals: 'Alma Pinkillo' Reed Flute's Ethnography. From YouTube to the Titicaca Lake
Abstract
Ethnographic research has been significantly affected by the use of digital resources and the Internet. The study of rituals and beliefs, traditional fields of ethnography and anthropology, has also felt the impact of new communication and information technologies. This article showcases the YouTube app, a referent for productions of ethnographic interest, and highlights the case of ‘alma pikillos’ or ‘munquis’, Aymara bands who perform in the Titicaca altiplano’s All Saints Day. This article compares YouTube productions from Cantón de Ajllata Grande with in situ ethnographic fieldwork in order to evaluate the weight of the YouTube features on the final research product. The article finishes with some thoughts on the implication of information and communication technologies in the anthropological and ethnographic study of rituals.
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